Meaning
calibrate, gauge
- to adjust or standardize an instrument with precision
- to carefully measure, gauge, or tailor words, tone, or actions
In a sentence
Bisogna calibrare lo strumento prima di iniziare l'esperimento.
The instrument must be calibrated before starting the experiment.
Ha saputo calibrare bene le parole per non offendere nessuno.
She managed to gauge her words carefully so as not to offend anyone.
Come calibrerete l'intensità della campagna pubblicitaria?
How will you calibrate the intensity of the advertising campaign?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| calibrare | infinitive |
| calibro | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| calibri | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| calibra | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| calibriamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| calibrate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| calibrano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| calibravo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| calibravi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| calibrava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| calibravamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| calibravate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| calibravano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| calibrai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| calibrasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| calibrò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| calibrammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| calibraste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| calibrarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| calibrerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| calibrerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| calibrerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| calibreremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| calibrerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| calibreranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| calibri | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| calibri | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| calibri | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| calibriamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| calibriate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| calibrino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| calibrassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| calibrassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| calibrasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| calibrassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| calibraste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| calibrassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| calibrerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| calibreresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| calibrerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| calibreremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| calibrereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| calibrerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| calibra | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| calibriamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| calibrate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| calibrando | gerund |
| calibrato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes 'avere' in compound tenses.
- In figurative usage, frequently paired with words like 'parole', 'tono', or 'risposta'.